Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle tracks down and shoots the most important American firearms, from a flintlock rifle to a Colt revolver to the latest high-tech weapon he used as a SEAL, applying these guns as a window on United States history, making the sweeping argument that the American story has been tied to and shaped by the gun.

Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle tracks down and shoots the most important American firearms, from a flintlock rifle to a Colt revolver to the latest high-tech weapon he used as a SEAL, applying these guns as a window on United States history, making the sweeping argument that the American story has been tied to and shaped by the gun.

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American gun : a history of the U.S. in ten firearms

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American Gun A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms, American gun : a history of the U.S. in ten firearms / Chris Kyle ; with William Doyle and editorial contributions by Jim DeFelice ; foreword and afterword by Taya Kyle, American gun : a history of the U.S. in ten firearms [electronic resource] / Chris Kyle, with William Doyle, American gun [text (large print)] : a history of the U.S. in ten firearms / Chris Kyle with William Doyle and editorial contributions by Jim DeFelice ; foreword and afterword by Taya Kyle